When music isn’t playing, you’ll hear a soft ocean-style noise, but this doesn’t do much to block out your surroundings. The adaptive noise cancellation works well for blocking out voices, even with music at fairly low volumes.
Soundstage is still very good, especially considering we’re talking about closed back on-ears that also happen to be wireless. This can’t all be blamed on the Level Ons, as this seems to be a trend in consumer-focused headphones lately. Detail in the high mids is nice, and luckily these didn’t inherit the Level Over’s hollow midrange.ĭetail in the highs is good, but we still found these to be lacking a certain shimmer or sparkle in the high end. When ANC is turned on, it seems to help with the somewhat “woofy” sounding midrange that last year’s Level Ons occasionally suffered from. It seems that bass has slightly increased over last year’s model, but it has been a while and we didn’t have the older pair on hand for testing to confirm. Most people will find these provide enough bass for their liking, though if you’re into mega-bass, you might want to look elsewhere. The bass is well represented without going over the top. Lows are clear and clean without any noticeable distortion. While we did plug the Samsung Level On Wireless into a Focusrite Saffire Pro 40 audio interface to test fidelity, most of our testing was done over Bluetooth, since this is how most people will be listening. Using a standard generic wall charger, we found the Samsung Level On Wireless charged in just under three hours. The headphones are charged by the included USB cable, though no wall charger is included. Though it varied in each test, we found that actual battery performance was fairly close to Samsung’s claims. Samsung claims a battery life of up to 11 hours of talk or listening time with ANC enabled, or 23 hours of talk or listening time without ANC enabled.
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Simply turn them on and keep the button held toward the Bluetooth icon for an extra moment to kick them into pairing mode.Ĭonnectivity worked fine with every device we tested and range was fairly good, though at about 25 feet with a few walls in the way, we noticed some skipping and dropouts. Pairing is simple whether you’re using the NFC located on the left ear cup or not. Swiping up and down raises and lowers volume accordingly, and swiping forward and backward (or right and left, if you’re looking at them from the side) skips tracks. Double tap on the right ear cup to pause and resume playback. No physical buttons are needed for playback. Unlike the simple inline remote from last year’s Level Ons, the Level On Wireless copy the Samsung Level Over’s control scheme, which is similar to the Parrot Zik. In every day use, they hold up fine, but it feels like a drop could be harder on these than on other headphones. The Level On Wireless are light, but this also gives them a feel that isn’t flimsy, but fragile feeling. After an hour or so the cups could start to feel a little on the warm side, so this could be something to watch out for if you’re wearing these in the middle of the summer.
The headphones remain comfortable, and the ear cups have the same cushion-y feel as last year. Another difference is that in the white version, the ear cups match, unlike the brown ear cups from last year. We’re looking at them in white, but they’re also available in black, red, and blue. Unlike last year’s version of the Level On, the Samsung Level On Wireless are available in a total of four colors. You’ll find a carrying bag, USB charging cable, 3.5 mm audio cable, and the manuals. Open up the box and the first thing you’ll see are the headphones, with everything else packed into the middle. These headphones connect wirelessly to your smartphone or tablet for easy listening, whether you’re on the train, on a walk, or working out at the gym.Unlike last year’s review units, which arrived in nothing more than plain black boxes, the Samsung Level On Wireless came to us in retail packaging. Product Details Samsung Level U Pro Bluetooth Headphones